For Children, Families, and Child Care Providers in Southeastern Montana

The link for the Mini Grant application has been updated for those of you who have tried to use it. If you have additional problems with the link please let Angie know by calling 406-234-6034 or email her at alohrke@deapmt.org. Thanks!!

Saturday, April 25, 2015 is DEAP’s Annual Spring Conference. This year we will be hosting guest speaker Tom Copeland with 4 hours on Record Keeping and 4 hours on Contracts & Policies. Be watching for the newsletter for more information including prices & give aways!

There is going to be a community forum Monday, September 29, 2014 at Miles Community College Room 106 from 6-8pm with Early Childhood Services Bureau staff. This is not a training, so providers will not be eligible to receive training credits through ECP. This is an opportunity to have an open dialogue with Patty Butler and some of her staff regarding Best Beginnings Scholarship services and programs. If you have any questions, or are not able to attend please contact Angie at the DEAP Child Care Education & Support office at 406-234-6034 or 1-800-224-6034 and I will make sure your questions are sent on to them.

There will be a CPR class offered on Sunday, March 23 at 1:00 PM at the DEAP office. The class is $45 and the certification lasts for 2 years. Please call 406-234-6034 and ask for Kerry Gudmunson to register.

Jeff Johnson is coming back to our area. This time he will be in Glendive on October 8th from 6:30 – 9:30pm! Join us for 3 hours of fun training as Jeff blends his humor with useful information to help inspire you to continue making a difference in the lives of children. Jeff will teach you about the importance of the four T’s: time, team, task and technique. This session takes a hands-on look at dozens of ide-as for using materials from your home center, grocery story, big box store, dollar store, or re-cycling bin to promote child-directed play, exploration, discovery, and learning. We will also discuss why play is so important in the lives of young children and look into ways to trust kids to lead their own learning through play.
Call Cori at DEAP to register for this event. 406-234-6034 or 800-224-6034

CCES Newsletter and Training Calendar
September 2013
We will be changing our newsletter to an email format. We are in the process of calling providers to make sure we have current email address. We hope that this change will allow you to save the email and then have access to it all through the quarter. If we have not contacted you by September 13, please contact Cori at 406-234-6034 or 800-224-6034 or email at cgoddard@deapmt.org to make sure we have your current email and phone number. We will continue to mail out newsletters only to providers who do not have email.
Fall Training Calendar
In this mailing you will only find the training calendar for September. The October—December training calendar will come out in September.
Check us out online at: http://deapcces.com
Check our site for information on product recalls, news you can use and upcoming events. You can also find scholarship appli-cations and mini-grant applications as well as the latest newsletter and training calendars!

SAVE THE DATE—OCTOBER 8, 2013
Jeff Johnson will be returning to our area. He will be in Glendive Tuesday, October 8, 2013. More info to come!

There will be a CPR/ 1st aid class held at DEAP in the conference room Sunday, August 18th at 1:30p.m. This certification is good for two years. For questions or to register for the class call Kerry Gudmunson at 234-6034.